Reconciliation

Chapter 21

Trouble on the

First Day Home

After another week, the doctors at the secret Plumbers hospital the doctors certified that Albedo and the Baby, who they had named for Azmuth, were fit to leave the hospital and go home; with the provision that return in two weeks for a follow up. The armored transport dropped them at the hidden underground entrance and the driver asked them if they needed any help getting upstairs. Albedo was still a little weak and Ben got easily fatigued these days but they said that they could manage.

Ben entered his security code to call for the elevator up to the back yard of their home away from home. “Here we are Azmea,” Ben said cheerfully as they stepped off the elevator platform. Immediately Albedo sensed something was wrong, Ben was still cooing over the baby; but quickly picked up on the sense of urgency.

The armored back door was open, in fact the supposedly impenetrable material was caved in and scorched.

Ben was about to move forward to investigate and handed the baby to Albedo; who held him back, “No Ben, you’re in no shape to confront anyone who may still be here as you are and you know that you can’t use the omni-matrix at the moment. Besides Azmea’s safety is of paramount importance.”

“You’re right, omnitrix signal for the elevator to return and contact Rook Blonko and Magister Max Tennyson, emergency code BT-Alpha-One.”

“Acknowledged,” the device replied in an electronic facsimile of Ben’s voice.

“Yes, Ben what can I do,” Rook’s voice came from the omnitrix, follow by Max asking “Ben what’s wrong?”

“Someone’s been here and managed to bypass security and break into the safe-house.”

“I want you to send a security team here immediately, grandpa, we have to check this place over and find out who they were and how they got in. Oh and grandpa, if Gwen’s available I’d like you to send her to give the place a once over.”

Within five minutes, Max and Gwen Tennyson, Rook and Kevin materialized outside the small house and Ben went to them.

“I’ve used the scanners in my car to take a look inside, near as I can tell no one’s in there.”

Gwen’s eyes glowed violet as she did a psychic scan of the building and she got more than she bargained for.

Gwen cried out in fear at the terrifying impressions she received from their surroundings, left behind by whoever had broken into the house.

She came to a few seconds later to find her friends, particularly Ben, Kevin, and her grandfather looking down at her with deep concern.

“What was it pumpkin?” Max asked.

“Grandpa, it was Vilgax, he was here, he’s the one who broke into Ben and Albedo’s house.”

Ben and Kevin, Max, Rook and Albedo each dropped their jaws and stared at her with expressions of fear that mirrored her own; and the baby began to wail, sensing the fear and shock emanating from her family.